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Program News

Here you can find news and stories related to the National Wildlife Refuge System.

Painting of white trumpeter swan flying out of the water. The swan’s wings are extended, and its head curved down. The background features a forest on the horizon with the pink, red, and orange hues of a sunset behind it.

2024 Idaho Junior Duck Stamp Winners!

Two people smile at each other

What we can learn from Ash Meadows

Golden-cheeked warbler

Continental Conservation for the Golden-Cheeked Warbler

Migratory Species

Interior Department Announces $87 Million for Wetland Conservation Projects and Refuges

Samantha Bartling Receives the Secretary of the Interior’s Diversity Award

Damien Miller Receives Department of the Interior's Distinguished Service Award

An ʻIʻiwi perching on a branch while reaching with its beak for nectar from a white flower

Endangered Species Act

Birds of Hakalau Forest and Kona Forest

Habitat Restoration

Moapa Valley Refuge announces proposal to remove invasive palms

A man standing in a grassy area holding one end of a net with brush and trees in the background.

Remembering a Conservation Pioneer

A bald eagle perches on the arm of a man in a Service jacket in a snowy forested outdoor setting

Maurry Mills: 50 years of service with the Service

locals look for birds in the cottonwood trees in the distance with a cloudy, blue sky.

Community is rich here in the San Luis Valley. The Refuge Complex celebrates their new visitor center.

A pile of Higgins Eye Pearly Mussels facing many different directions with light glinting off their shells.

Wildlife Wonders

Mussels: The Muscles of a Healthy Waterway

Night Thrills on the Refuge

Seabirds Warn of Ocean Change

Migratory Bird Conservation Commission Approves Acquisition of 9, 000 Acres of Wetlands for National Wildlife Refuge System

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s Southwest Region Names Jennifer Owen-White Valle de Oro National Wildlife Refuge Manager

A New Biological Management Option against Cheatgrass Raises Hope of Western Land Managers

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Analysis Does Not Support Proposed Land Exchange and Road Corridor Through Izembek National Wildlife Refuge

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Conservation Partnerships Honored with Interior Department’s 2012 “Partners in Conservation�� Awards

AMERICA’S GREAT OUTDOORS: Salazar, Ashe Announce More than $29 Million to Expand Refuge System, Conserve Wetlands

Service Announces New Hunting Opportunities On Refuges in Fourteen States

Service Proposes New Hunting Opportunities on National Wildlife Refuges in Fourteen States

Home Values Higher near National Wildlife Refuges, New Study Finds

Effects of Climate Change on Wildlife and Habitat Concern Most Visitors to National Wildlife Refuges

A smiling group stands in a frozen salt marsh

Salt marsh is the keystone to coastal conservation

An ‘ākohekohe sits on a branch. It has a black body with orange patches strewn throughout its body. An orange circle outlines its eye.

Decision-making in a new era of conservation

Yellow warbler perches on branch in sunlight.

Connecting with nature beyond sound

Two Volunteers Log More Than 20,000 Hours at National Wildlife Refuges

A person wearing snowshoes and a winter hat with a red pompom faces away from the camera as they look out across the Minnesota River Valley from the field next to the overlook behind the Bloomington Education and Visitor Center.

Exploring the Winter Wonderland

students setting up trail camera in the woods

Wildlife Management

An Amazing Journey From Intern to Zoologist

Silhouette of a person in a boat on a river at sunrise

Wildlife Wonders

Birding bitter sweetness

Supporting an Existing Community Asset

A metal structure dams a ditch and prevents water from flowing out.

Habitat Restoration

Water: The lifeblood of a swamp

Nature to the Rescue

Close Up of Federal Wildlife Officer/Pilot taxis at an airport with the entry window/door open.

A 67 Million Acre Open Air Office